title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the assassin bug Oncocephalus breviscutum (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).
abstract: The mitochondrial genome of an assassin bug, Oncocephalus breviscutum Reuter, is a typical circular DNA molecule of 15,984 bp with 37 genes and a large control region. The gene order is identical to that of the putative ancestral arrangement of insects. Twelve protein-coding genes start with ATN codon and ND4L uses GTG. All of the 22 tRNAs, ranging from 61 to 70 bp, have the clover-leaf structure except for the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of trnS2 forms a simple loop. The control region is 1345 bp in length and includes six tandem repeats of three 31-nt and three 145-nt units.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Jianyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: a Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Wanzhi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D023061:Gene Order; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D020064:Reduviidae / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Assassin bug; Hemiptera; Reduviidae; mitochondrial genome